Which organization emerged from the Office of Strategic Services?

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) emerged from the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), which was the United States' first central intelligence organization during World War II. After the war, the OSS was disbanded, and its functions were reorganized and transitioned into a permanent peacetime agency, leading to the establishment of the CIA in 1947 with the National Security Act. The CIA's primary mission is to gather, process, and analyze national security information from around the world, which aligns with the original intelligence-gathering objectives of the OSS.

The FBI, National Security Agency (NSA), and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) are separate entities established for different purposes and functions. The FBI focuses on domestic intelligence and law enforcement, the NSA specializes in signal intelligence and information assurance, and the DIA serves as the primary military intelligence organization under the Department of Defense. Each of these agencies, while crucial to U.S. intelligence and security, does not derive its origins from the OSS.